Tax residency in Vanuatu
How to become a tax resident — and how hard it is to leave.
How to become a tax resident
Typically after 183+ days of presence in a year — or any of:
Day-count presence is the main trigger.
moderate to get residency Golden visa from $83k Citizenship by investment
A self-funded foreigner can obtain a renewable residence visa by proving banked income (from about 250,000 Vatu/month) or by investing in leasehold property of at least 10 million Vatu, while separate donation-based citizenship-by-investment schemes grant a passport directly.
Estimate — confirm against the linked sources. See methodology.